Young County to Build Four-Room School at True
The Young County Schools contract J C Casburn and Sons for a four room brick school at True. A similar Bitter Creek building will follow once bids are taken. Architect A B Withers from Mineral Wells designs plans and specs. Bond issue of 15000.00 was approved unanimously to fund 34000.00 in new buildings and improvements. Enrollment reached 2461 with 1708 in daily attendance and 1531 promoted. ADA about 70 percent and 89 plus percent promoted. Teachers Institute set for Gra ham in early September to start the new term.
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J. C. Casburn and Sons
True
Bitter Creek
Loving School Board
A. B. Withers
Mineral Well
Young County
Teachers’ Institute
Young and Jack Counties
Graham
Six Bond Elections Reported in Common School Districts
A report notes six bond elections held across common school districts. Details on outcomes or dates are not provided in the fragment.
The Flag of Our Nation by Fred Scott Shepard
A poem praising the flag as a symbol of liberty and righteousness. It extols the flag as ensign of truth and right, guiding toward freedom and the highway of righteousness for all men.
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Our
Fred Scott Shepard
Notice to Bidders for Heavy Tractors in Young County
The Commissioners' Court of Young County invites bids at Graham Texas on August 10 1925 for one or more heavy duty tractors. G Earl Hutchings County Auditor Young County Texas issued June 26 1925 in Graham Texas.
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Commissioners’ Court of
Young County
Graham
Texas
Earl Hutchings
Senator’s bill mishandled as lobbyist claims palm
A lobbyist asserts the senator did not view the bill but palmed it instead, signaling possible secrecy or improper handling of the measure. The remark implies a discreet transfer or concealment during legislative wrangling.
Oldfashioned Gent Defends Wife Against Hair Change
A husband declares his wife shall not be bobbed, insisting she keeps her gray hair and remains unmoved by fashion, as he voices his stance publicly. The scene centers on a domestic dispute over appearance and control.
Get the Right Training at Tyler Commercial College
A call to plan a business career through focused schooling. The piece touts business as a high paying, fast track path, urges training at Tyler Commercial College in Tyler Texas, and promotes a free book Achieving Success in Business with a coupon. It claims the school is the largest in the United States and offers scholarships via The Graham Leader editor.
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Tyler Commercial College
United States
Tyler
Texas
Psalm 107 Prose Poem and the Loving Kindness
Clarence Poe extols Psalm 107 as a noble prose poem in English emphasizing the phrase lovingkindness of the Lord. He notes that its meaning surpasses common language and laments the term's decline in use.
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Clarence Poe
Progressive Farmer
Biblical Chronology From Noah to Christ
A 2008 year count divides 49 generations from Noah to Christ, arguing for David and Solomon as ultimate tests of wisdom and government. The author decries modern science questioning biblical miracles and asserts kingship, morality, and divine order as central to human history, signed H. J. Wray Newcastle Texas.
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Noah
Abraham
David
Cap
Christ
Solomon
Jesus Christ
Earth
King Solomon
King David
God
Jesus
H. J. Wray
Newcastle
Texas
Typhoid illness and deaths darken Salem parish gathering
In Salem, residents report typhoid fever striking Mr. Joel Hinson and others, with Little Sam Needham ill and Leonard Needham deceased. A daughter remains at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Henderson. Church and Sunday School attendance were good, while several locals visited and dined with neighbors and plans form for a Henry Chapel meeting.
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Joel Hinson
Sam Needham
Leonard Needham
Joe Henderson
Brit Mays
Miss Anna
Flat Rock
W. I. Mahan
Henry Chapel
Card of Thanks for Baby’s Illness and Death
The Needham family expresses gratitude to friends for kindness and sympathy during the illness and death of their baby and for the floral offerings. Mr. and Mrs. S. T. Needham and Children.
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S. T. Needham
Bullock Family Reunion Brings 28 Together near Newcastle
After 26 years split, Bullock family assembled in Newcastle at the Price farm. Attendees included T. V. Bullock Ringling Okla Mrs J E Gentry and daughter Reba May Andrew Bullock Graham Walter Bullock Mrs C W Price Joe Bullock Perry Jeeter and children Ona Bullock. They gathered in a shady grove for a picnic lunch and Kodak photos.
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Bullock
Newcastle
T. V. Bullock
Ringling
Okla
J. E. Gentry
Reba May
Decatur
Andrew Bullock
Graham
Walter Bullock
C. W. Price
Joe Bullock
Perry Jeeter
Ona Bullock
Decatur Man Suffered Sun Stroke at Graham
Attorney Frank J. Ford was taken ill on a business trip to Graham last Saturday. His sister Miss Bell and son Clarence hurried to his side. Doctors said he had a heart failure triggered by intense heat. Ford began recovering Sunday and was on the road to health by Monday. The case concerned a district court matter in Young County.
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Frank J. Ford
Graham
Miss Bell
Clarence
Ford
District Court of
Young County Wise County Messenger
Rhoades Drilling Company Dissolved in Texas
The partnership of Rhoades Drilling Company in Young County is dissolved by mutual consent. Geo M Rhoades and C E Christie continue as Rhoades Christie Drilling Company, assuming all debts and assets, with C Groves discharged. Witnessed in Graham Texas on June 16 1925.
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Rhoades Drilling Company
C. Groves
Geo. M. Rhoades
C. E. Christie
Graham
Texas
Ed Purdy's Philos Shoes Compared With Silk Stockings
A brief cameo opinion notes Purdy's Philos Men's shoes resemble new silk stockings in value, asserting the importance lies in the contents rather than the exterior.
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Ed Purdy
Philos
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Blanketty
Blankett Y
H. H. Avants
Johnson & Johnson Lawyers
West Side Square
Graham, Texas
S. A. Penix
Graham Land Office
Bidg
M. D. Brown
First National Bank
Graham Title Company, Inc
S.W
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R.e- Arnold
Fred T. Arnold
Arnold & Arnold Attorneys-At-Law
W. A. Morris
Graham National Bank
McFarlane
McFarlane Lawyers
Tidwell Building
Young County Abstract
Arnold & Kay
GEO, S. Berry Lawyer Oil Field Maps Abstracts
First State Bank Building
Newcastle, Texas
Lawson CO
Lawyer City National Bank
Joney, Young County
The
Graham Leader
Salem
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Hinson-Hockaday Grain Co
Vy Wrigleys
Mrs
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Sherman
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